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November 6, 1966

On November 6, 1966, NBC became the first television network to televise its entire lineup in color. Huge swaths of the Midwest rejoiced as that part of the US wasn’t expecting to become colorized until late 1969. Teenagers exclaimed at how bright and vibrant the colors were, while their grandparents griped. They said that if … Continue reading

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February 24, 1956

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1956 the city of Cleveland invoked a 1931 law that barred people under the age of 18 from dancing in public without an adult guardian. Twenty-five years later in 1981, the same people who were barred from dancing in public, complained and tried to bar their teenage children from … Continue reading

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January 4, 1936

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1936, the first pop music chart based on national sales was published by ‘Billboard’ magazine. Parents of teenage children immediately began complaining about the loud ‘Big Band’ music being played on the radio and the vigorous dancing these kids were up to these days.

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